Forst, Switzerland

Forst
Coat of arms of Forst
Location of Forst
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Forst is located in Switzerland
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Forst is located in Canton of Bern
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Forst
Coordinates: 46°45′N 7°31′E / 46.750°N 7.517°E / 46.750; 7.517
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictThun
Area
 • Total1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation
652 m (2,139 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total357
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3636
SFOS number926
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Websitewww.forst.ch
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Forst is a village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The former municipality of the district of Thun merged with Längenbühl on January 1, 2007 to form Forst-Längenbühl.

Geography

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Forst is a settlement with scattered building in the moraine landscape of Upper Gürbetal. The most important boroughs are Dörfli, Allmid (Allmend), Chromen, Längmoos, and Riedhubel. Of the entire municipal territory of 185 hectares, 79.7% is used for agriculture, 11.8% is forested, and a mere 8% is used for settlements.

Notable people

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  • Ernst Hadorn (1902–1976), pioneer of developmental genetics, was born in Forst

Politics

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The Municipal President of Forst is Hans Burkhalter.

Transportation

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Forst is connected to the public transportation grid via Bus Line 51 Thun-Forst-Blumenstein of Verkehrsbetriebe STI.

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